Mark Warnick PhD. Hons., ALEM, HSEEP , EPP

Experience

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  Self Employed

  May 1994 - Oct 2003

  Farm Co-Owner

  Total responsibility for a self sufficient, all natural farm that had a 1 acre garden, a 60 acre Cedar and Oak tree farm, and over 80 head of livestock. The farm used only used 5%-7% of electricity from outside sources because of solar panels and woodstove heating. I also custom baled hay for over 30 different farms with a propane tractor. This was pursued and run in case Y2K ended up being a problem. This time of self sufficiency was probably one of the most enlightening periods in my life and it helped enlighten me in my emergency management career Show less

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  Ozark County Emergency Management and Ozark County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)

  Jun 1994 - May 2002

  Training Officer and Exercise Officer

  For both organizations I was primarily responsible training first responders and for planning and putting together two large scale exercises every year that involved all Emergency Services (Law Enforcement, Fire Departments, EMS, health department and others). It was extremely important to make the exercises challenging and truly possible. In training I taught core classes such as HazMat Awareness, Incident Command System, Incident Management, Animals in Disaster, Grant Writing and much more. I was also responsible for recruiting and training businesses and individuals how to prepare for disaster, sometimes in conjunction with other organizations such as the American Red Cross or Ozark Action and civic organizations. This often included joint efforts with other counties and cities, including one county in another state.I was responsible for the annual hazard and risk analysis, and for proposing changes in the Emergency Operations Plans as well providing the statistics needed to influence the decision making process of the LEPC and Emergency Management Agency. I regularly presented findings to county managers and to the general public.I was an integral part of an overall team, and was a team player in all aspects. In the absence of the Director and Deputy Director, I was third in command. Often during a disaster, we would work in 12 hour shifts, with the Deputy Director and Director taking one shift (as the Emergency Management contingent of a unified command), and myself taking the other. I personally initiated a mitigation and pre-plan for disabled persons and pet evacuation and sheltering in conjunction with the evacuation of citizens. Was the first person to ever facilitate exercises in this county and held five in five years. Note: In 2003 the County Commission decided to turn the responsibility over to the Sheriffs department in a money saving effort. Show less

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  Brixey and Rockbridge Fire and Rescue Department

  Oct 1996 - May 2004

  Assistant Fire Chief

  Responsible for all fire, rescue, and emergency medical response for 108 square mile rural area. Duties included supervising from 4 to 32 firefighters, preparing our area for disasters, Wildland Fire response and supervision, rescue response and supervision, EMS response and supervision, Emergency Preparedness for our citizens, public relations and many other responsibilities. Was Incident Commander during many major incidents. One incident in particular I was the Incident Commander in the Mark Twain Forest in charge of over 300 firefighters, 12 dog teams, 12 ambulance personnel, and 3 aircraft over a period of 19 hours. Over a period of just a few years, increased department assets and capabilities and decreased expenses. Show less

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  Ozark County Mutual Aide Association

  Jun 1998 - May 2003

  Vice President

  Was part of a three man committee that worked to ensure continuity in service between 17 member fire departments. Other responsibilities included dispute resolution, negotiation of borders, and securing University of Missouri and Missouri Fire Marshal, training, organizing and delivering emergency preparedness training for all departments and much more.

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  US Congress

  Feb 1999 - Feb 2006

  Volunteer Lobbyist/Educator

  Volunteered my time to educate legislators (normally congressmen). Issues included homeland security, firefighter issues, EMS issues and emergency management issues. I worked closely with many legislatures and gave congressional briefings on occasion. Assisted in writing twelve bills. All were introduced, two passed, and one has been submitted to congress every year for the last six years. Twice, when keynote speaker of a Congressional briefing, was introduced as “The Nations Expert on Rural Fire Departments”. Both briefings were to educate lawmakers of rural fire service, rescue squads and emergency management agencies. Directly after 9/11 was invited to come to Washington and provide an evaluation of the response to the Pentagon for one Congressman. Was actually on site at the Pentagon for a short amount of time observing rescue and recovery efforts. Show less

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  Helping Our Own

  Feb 2000 - Sept 2006

  Founder and Chief of Operations

  Helping Our Own was a $7 million per year charity that took excess fire and EMS equipment, refurbished it, and donated it to fire departments in the U.S. at no cost to the receiving department. I worked on a voluntary basis for a six and a half year period during which my direction provided $36 million (used value) of fire and EMS and emergency management equipment to over 850 fire departments in the United States. If purchased new, this would have cost the departments over $72 million to purchase new. In 2004 the organization was taken over by National Fire Safety Council (NFSC) as a project. I managed day to day operations of picking up, refurbishing and delivering equipment while NFSC handled all other aspects of the organization. This was the ultimate experience in the mitigation process because I also helped departments around the nation build disaster plans for their community and to prepare for disaster. During this time span, I also lobbied at the federal level regarding fire, EMS and Emergency Management issues. Coordinated, spearheaded and was directly responsible for ensuring 130 tons of fire and EMS equipment reaching ravished fire departments during hurricane Katrina. In the first week, 30 tons of fire and EMS equipment put 6 fire departments back in service, and over the next 60 days I managed 4 strike teams that delivered over 130 tons of equipment to Gulf Coast departments. During this time, managed between a 20 and 60 person work force, 7 days per week. Was also responsible for successfully bringing to the attention of Members of Congress by writing white papers, including Prevention of Firefighter Fatalities, Liability of Donated Fire Equipment, Emergency Response to the Pentagon on 9/11, and Conditions of the Rural Fire Service in the United States. Show less

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  Assistance to Firefighter Grants

  May 2001 - May 2005

  Volunteer Grant Peer Evaluator

  Annually the AFG Grants provided between $500 million to $750 million of training and equipment to local fire departments. Was an evaluator during four consecutive years which entailed grading and scoring which departments had the greatest need of the limited funding. Note: Evaluators donate one week per year to this cause.

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  Department of Homeland Security and Helping Our Own

  Nov 2005 - Sept 2006

  Volunteer Consultant

  Consultant to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Energy (DOE) joint effort of Homeland Defense Equipment Reuse Program (HDER) with government Program Managers. Designed and formulated forms to help determine the most effective placement of equipment in relationship to Homeland Security in line with Presidential Directives, as well as being a key player in the determination of where the program would place equipment to better improve homeland security. I also designed and was working with HDER to implement several changes at the federal level to better prepare first responders for natural disasters, terrorist acts and other incidents, mostly through equipment placement and programs I proposed. I designed and worked in conjunction with AFG Grant specialists to encourage donations of equipment to the HDER program when fire departments and EMS squads received grants to replace equipment. Was a guest speaker in 2006 at Gov Sec in Washington DC for the HDER program. Occasionally, would be required to provide white papers on specific subjects, so others could have a better understanding of problems, and possible solutions. Facilitated or assisted in facilitating over $40 million of equipment to high risk areas (at no charge to the receiving organization). Show less

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  Dalmatian Fire Equipment

  Sept 2006 - Dec 2007

  Purchasing and Sales

  Purchasing, marketing, and sales for Dalmatian Fire Equipment. Purchased $20,000-$60,000 per month of raw material and parts. Occasionally purchased in excess of $75,000 per month. Through negotiations on a case by case by case basis, lowered the cost per unit by an average of 58%. In the sales department, had personal sales in excess of $1 million per year. Consulted with fire departments, emergency management agencies and rescue squads to assist them in what equipment they needed versus what equipment they wanted, and how to get those products for a fraction of the cost. This would result in better equipping themselves at an optimum cost. I would also help agencies in grant writing, dealing with city councils and county governments, pre-planning and mitigating for disaster, at no charge. I was also North American (U.S. Canada and Mexico) Sales Manager with total annual North American sales exceeding $4 million. Personally was responsible for approximately $800,000 in sales during a 10 month period. Consulted with fire departments, emergency management agencies and rescue squads to assist them in what equipment they needed versus what they wanted, and how to get those products for a fraction of the cost. This would result in better equipping themselves at an optimum cost. Show less

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  Self-Employed

  Sept 2006 - now

  Active and Mass Shooter Training & Research

  Teaching law enforcement, schools, medical and mental health staff effective strategies to pre-identify potential mass shooters. Additionally, teaching mass shooting and bombing prevention (and survival) to houses of worship, hospitals, schools, and other entities. Researching mass shooters in-depth, including how to pre-identify potential perpetrators, best practices to prevent mass killing, physical barriers to prevent or reduce risk for these crimes, and more. Current research has led to beta testing a matrix to pre-identify mass shooters. Currently looking for more law enforcement agencies to be beta testers for this matrix. Show less

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  Homeland Preparedness Consulting

  Mar 2007 - now

  Co-Owner/Consultant

  Homeland Preparedness Consulting provides consulting services for mitigation and preparedness measures. These measures lead to better response and recovery from disasters. We also provide Continuity of Operations Planning and preparedness and mitigation measures, especially for houses of worship. When working with houses of worship, we assist in writing disaster plans that are related to natural, human, and technological disasters. These include child predator identification programs and training, active shooter/disruptive individual training, responding to localized terrorism (including domestic terrorists), sheltering (in place), evacuation identification and training, and much more. Additionally, HPC specializes in assisting rural towns and cities with all phases of management, including developing Emergency Operation Plans (EOP's), Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR), and mitigation measure identification. These are just a few services and specializations offered, however it should be realized that we are focused on mostly rural measures, and our services are offered on a sliding scale based on the community or church size rather than a set price. HPC does not break the bank of a rural community or church because we understand the special challenges, and we work within your budget, sometimes even providing pro bono work for some churches.HPC also provides consulting services for rural fire departments, with one of our consultants having a Master's degree with a specialization in Fire Service Management (FSM). When most consulting agencies charge arms and legs, HPC understands the special challenges faced by rural agencies, and make it affordable. Show less

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  Gerson Lehrman Group

  Jan 2008 - now

  Consultant

  Consulting with those who need advice in my areas of expertise, including Homeland Security, Emergency Management, Fire/Rescue, and EMS. Typically the consultation is with investors or a possible investor about the usefulness of new and upcoming technologies. Occasionally this would entail meeting with Wall Street analysts, describing the future of trends in public safety, and how the proposed product might fare in this emergent market.

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  International Association of Emergency Managers

  Nov 2009 - Oct 2013

  Treasurer (Student Region)

  Ensure financial responsibility among IAEM Student Region Board of Directors

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  Warnick and Associates Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness Consulting

  Sept 2014 - now

  Member of the Board of Directors/Consultant

  Warnick and Associates provides consulting services for businesses, schools, houses of worship, government entities and the general public in emergency management and disaster preparedness. Our staff members have real world experience, governmental and trade organization certifications, and advanced education in Emergency Management. Some team members have Ph.D.'s, Master's degrees or Bachelors degrees in the field, while some went through the school of hard knocks. This allows us to provide a 360 degree view of your project. We can help you with general emergency management as well as business, school, house of worship, and local government emergency management (plus more). We have the people, knowledge, and skills that you need. Show less

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  TN Tech U

  Oct 2015 - now

  Course Developer and Teaching Master's Classes

  I write and update classes for a TN Tech University as well as teaching online master's degree in public safety. I currently teach Crisis Response Management, Preparedness and Mitigation, Diversity in Public Safety, Intelligence Gathering, Leadership in Public Safety, Risk Assessment and Prevention, and I have been the mentor for one professional project. I initially wrote the classes Crisis Response Management, Preparedness and Mitigation, and Diversity in Public Safety, as well as updated those classes as well as Intelligence Gathering and Leadership in Public Safety. I will soon be updating the Risk Assesment Class. Show less

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  Wiley

  Jan 2020 - now

  Book Author: Emergency Incident Management Systems: Fundamental and Applications
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  Doctor of Disaster

  Mar 2020 - now

  Doctor of Disaster YouTube Channel

  I write, record, edit, and post public safety and public health information to help people protect themselves and others.